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Lotus Sutra (Saddharma-Pundarika) [sanskrit]
by H. Kern | 2013 | 16,351 words | ISBN-13: 9788120801226
The Lotus Sutra (Saddharma-pundarika) is an important Mahayana Buddhist scripture classified as one of the nine Dharmas. the Lotus Sutra deals with a wide range of important Buddhist teachings in twenty-seven chapters including the nature of the Buddhas and the inherent potentiality of becoming Buddha within all beings. This editions only contains the Sanskrit metrical text and the corresponding English translation. Alternative titles: Saddharma-puṇḍarīka-sūtra (सद्धर्म-पुण्डरीक-सूत्र).
Verse 4.50
आश्चर्यप्राप्ताः सहसा स्म अद्य यथा दरिद्रो लभियान वित्तम् ।
फलं च प्राप्तं इह बुद्धाशासने प्रथमं विशिष्टं च अनास्रवं च ॥ ५० ॥
āścaryaprāptāḥ sahasā sma adya yathā daridro labhiyāna vittam |
phalaṃ ca prāptaṃ iha buddhāśāsane prathamaṃ viśiṣṭaṃ ca anāsravaṃ ca || 50 ||
On a sudden have we to-day been seized with surprise, just as the poor man who acquired riches; now for the first time have we obtained the fruit under the rule of Buddha, (a fruit) as excellent as faultless.
English translation by H. Kern (2013) Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (4.50). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Ashcaryaprapta, Sahasa, Sahas, Sma, Adya, Yatha, Daridra, Bhiyas, Vitta, Phala, Prapta, Iha, Buddha, Ashasana, Prathamam, Prathama, Vishishta, Anasrava,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 4.50). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.
- Line 1: “āścaryaprāptāḥ sahasā sma adya yathā daridro labhiyāna vittam ”
- āścaryaprāptāḥ -
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āścaryaprāpta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- sahasā -
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sahasā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sahas (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sahas (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sahasā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sma -
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sma (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sman (noun, masculine)[compound]
- adya -
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adya (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]adya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]adya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- daridro* -
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daridra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- la -
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la (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhiyān -
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bhiyas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vittam -
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vitta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vitta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vittā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vid class 6 verb]√vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vid class 6 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 6 verb]√vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vid class 7 verb]√vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vid class 7 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 7 verb]√vid (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- Line 2: “phalaṃ ca prāptaṃ iha buddhāśāsane prathamaṃ viśiṣṭaṃ ca anāsravaṃ ca ”
- phalam -
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phala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]phala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]phalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prāptam -
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prāpta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]prāpta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]prāptā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- buddhā -
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buddha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]buddha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]buddhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aśāsane -
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aśāsana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- prathamam -
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prathamam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]prathamam (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]prathamam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]prathama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]prathama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]prathamā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- viśiṣṭam -
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viśiṣṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]viśiṣṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]viśiṣṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- anāsravam -
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anāsrava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]anāsrava (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]anāsravā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 4.50
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)